Telecom

COAI urges Centre to reduce tax burden on telcos in Union Budget

Union Budget 2024-25: Telecom Sector association seeks Tax Relief for cellular operators

The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has recently called upon the Indian government to alleviate the tax burden on telecom service providers (TSPs) in the forthcoming Union Budget 2024-25. The COAI believes that this move will significantly bolster the financial health of the telecom sector, which is currently wrestling with a multitude of challenges.

16 days ago

Telecom PLI scheme: Equipment manufacturing surges, sales cross Rs 50K crore

The telecom equipment manufacturing sales have crossed Rs 50,000 crore under the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme, creating more than 17,800 direct jobs and many more indirect jobs

16 days ago

Mobile tariff hike: Centre responds, says market's demand and supply decide it

The government has responded to misleading claims regarding recent mobile services tariff hike, saying with three private and one public sector players, the current mobile services market operates through the market forces of demand and supply.

20 days ago

Mobile tariff hike may result in Rs 20,000 cr additional operating profits for telcos: Experts

The latest round of 15-20 per cent mobile tariff hikes for prepaid and postpaid plans by telecom service providers (TSPs) can result in additional operating profits of around Rs 20,000 crore for the industry once these hikes are fully absorbed, industry experts said on Friday.

28 days ago

Jio completes acquisition of Reliance Infratel, after paying Rs 3,720 cr to lenders

Reliance Jio Thursday completed the acquisition of Reliance Communication Ltd.'s (RCOM) tower and fiber assets by paying Rs 3,720 crore to the lenders

Dec 22, 2022

Nokia to cut up to 10,000 jobs over next two Years to trim costs and invest in research

Finnish telecoms group Nokia said on Tuesday it planned to cut up to 10,000 jobs within the next two years to trim costs and invest more in research capabilities, as part of its restructuring plan.

Mar 16, 2021

Airtel enters $1bn cloud communications market in India

Telecom major Bharti Airtel on Monday launched a new platform called Airtel IQ, marking the company's entry into an estimated $1 billion Indian cloud communications market.

Oct 26, 2020

Vodafone Idea starts upgrading 3G users to 4G in key markets

Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL) said that it has substantially enhanced 4G capacity by consolidating the Vodafone and Idea networks and deployment of latest technologies enabling it to upgrade large chunks of 3G spectrum to 4G.

Sep 27, 2020

Vodafone Idea to rebrand as 'Vi' as it prepares for telecom battle

Vodafone Idea Ltd said on Monday it plans to rebrand itself as the debt-ridden telecoms carrier, which has been losing customers, looks to change its image three years after it announced the biggest merger in India's telecoms market.

Sep 7, 2020

Supreme Court gives Telecom firms 10 years to pay Rs 1.6 lakh crore dues to govt

India's top court on Tuesday gave telecom firms 10 years to pay back dues they owe to the federal government after they failed to make the payment by the January deadline.

Sep 1, 2020

Bharti Airtel partners with Amazon to grow cloud business

Bharti Airtel Ltd and Amazon Web Services (AWS) will join forces to develop the Indian telecoms firm's cloud business, allowing it to offer a wider range of products to its enterprise clients, the two companies said on Wednesday.

Aug 5, 2020

Reliance to pay up to $3.6 billion for Future Group retail operations

Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries Ltd will pay between 240 billion and 270 billion rupees ($3.2-$3.6 billion) to buy the Indian retail chains owned by Future Group, Mint newspaper reported on Tuesday, citing two sources familiar with details of the deal.

Jul 28, 2020

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Telecom

Union Budget 2024-25: Telecom Sector association seeks Tax Relief for cellular operators

Telecom PLI scheme: Equipment manufacturing surges, sales cross Rs 50K crore

Mobile tariff hike: Centre responds, says market's demand and supply decide it

Mobile tariff hike may result in Rs 20,000 cr additional operating profits for telcos: Experts

Jio completes acquisition of Reliance Infratel, after paying Rs 3,720 cr to lenders

Nokia to cut up to 10,000 jobs over next two Years to trim costs and invest in research

Airtel enters $1bn cloud communications market in India

Vodafone Idea starts upgrading 3G users to 4G in key markets

Vodafone Idea to rebrand as 'Vi' as it prepares for telecom battle

Supreme Court gives Telecom firms 10 years to pay Rs 1.6 lakh crore dues to govt

Bharti Airtel partners with Amazon to grow cloud business

Reliance to pay up to $3.6 billion for Future Group retail operations

Vodafone Idea pays Rs 1,000 cr more towards AGR dues

US 5G giant Qualcomm invests ₹730 crore in Reliance digital unit

Intel to invests Rs 1,894.5 Crore in Reliance Jio, 12th deal in 11 weeks

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